KLM UK Engineering signs Alliance Airlines for heavy maintenance

KLM UK Engineering, a subsidiary of AFI KLM E&M has signed a long-term heavy maintenance agreement with Alliance Airlines.

The company will be supporting Alliance Airlines, an Australian air charter services operator, with their Fokker 70/100 aircraft, providing heavy maintenance support in Norwich from summer 2018.

‘KLM UK Engineering is delighted to continue to support Alliance Airlines with their Fokker 70/100 maintenance, following on from checks carried out in 2017,” said Graham Casbourne, sales manager. “This long-term agreement further cements the relationship and trust between our companies and we look forward to developing this further during the contract’.

Lee Schofield, chief executive officer of Alliance Airlines, said ‘We are very pleased to lock in this long-term arrangement with KLM UK Engineering. We will be operating Fokker 70/100 for at least the next ten years and the maintenance support provided by KLM UK Engineering will assist us greatly during this time’.